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July is National Minority
Mental Health Awareness month! It's time to come together and increase
awareness of mental illness and mental health promotion while embracing the
diversity of our community.

Choose one or more personal
and/or community steps below and pledge to raise awareness about the importance
of mental health in your own life and in your community.

Personal Steps

I will...

☐ Take care of my
own personal health and well-being, and get help if I experience a health
problem or a stressful situation that I don't know how to handle.

☐ Talk to others
about the promotion of mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being in diverse
communities.

☐ Encourage my
children, friends, and/or family members to improve their mental, emotional,
and behavioral health by promoting rest, a healthy diet, physical exercise, and
time outdoors.

☐ Learn about and
support innovative programs for diverse communities such as those featured
through NNEDshare - the National Network to Eliminate Disparities in
Behavioral Health's (NNED) on-line collaborative space.

☐ Point loved ones
in the direction of resources that can help them improve their mental, emotional, and
behavioral well-being.

☐ Talk with a friend
or loved one who has been having a difficult time and discuss things that are
bothering him/her.

☐ Share my story of
strength, resiliency and cultural perspective of how mental health affects me
so that others know "you are not alone."

☐ Spread the word by
posting about and linking to National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month on Facebook (fb.com/minoritymentalhealth) and Twitter (#minoritymentalhealth) and
on blogs or websites.

Community Steps

I will...

☐ Attend a National Minority Mental Health Awareness event.

☐ Host an
educational event to target and partner with specific or diverse cultural
groups in an accessible and familiar setting.

I know that minority mental health awareness matters! I pledge to take action to increase awareness of
mental illness and mental health promotion while embracing the diversity of our
community. I recognize that I have the ability to make a difference — in my own
life, in the lives of my friends and family, and in my community. I pledge to
take responsibility for the daily choices that I make and to focus on
maintaining a healthy lifestyle.